WEBVTT THEY SAY WORKERS WHO WALKED OFFTHE JOB SHOULD NOT RECEIVEBENEFITS.ON AVERAGE, ONE IN SIX MAYORSUSES A FOOD PANTRY OR RELIEFAGENCY FOR HELP WITH HUNGER.IT IS AN ALARMING STATISTICTHAT DRIVES MANY OF US TOSUPPORT LOCAL EFFORTS TO MAKESURE OUR NEIGHBORS DO NOT MISSOUT ON A SPECIAL MEAL.KYLE JONES HAVE A CLOSER LOOKAT HOW SOME FOLKS ARE GETTING ITDONE.WE CAN DO THAT.THEY CAME, THEY SAW,AND THEYSTOPPED A BUNCH AT HANNAFORD ATREWIND 100.9.WE ARELOOKING AT CLOSE TO A100 POUNDS BETWEEN FINANCIALSUPPORT AND NONPERISHABLE FOODITEMS.STOCKS OF FOOD THAT WILL HELPAPPLE STREET SERVE MORE THAN150,000 MEALS THIS YEAR BETWEENTHREE FULL KITCHENS AND THE FOODPANTRY.WHEN PEOPLE HAVE TO CHOOSEBETWEEN EATING AND PAYING FORHEAT, SOMETIMES HE WINS.THAT DECISION WILL LEADMORETHAN 2 MILLION MAINERS TO SEEKAID FROM AGENCIES EACH YEAR.BUT FOR THANKS GIVING, SOME DONOT HAVE TO HAD ANYWHERE FORFOOD BECAUSE IT IS HEADED THEIRWAY.THE TRACK AT CHEVERUS HIGHSCHOOL HAS BEEN TURNED INTO ATHANKSGIVING WORKSHOP, WHERESTUDENTS ARE PUTTING THEFINISHING TOUCHES ON HOLIDAYBOXES THAT ARE GETTING DELIVEREDACROSS PORTLAND.THE STUDENTS HAVE DELIVEREDMEALS IN PORTLAND FOR MORE THAN40 YEARS, BUT IT IS THE SECONDYEAR IN A ROW THAT CHEVERUS HASPACKED UP MORE THAN 700 BOXES.WE HAVE CANNED YAMS,CRANBERRY SAUCE.STOPPING, MILK.THIS YEAR WAS GREAT BECAUSEWE DID NOT HAVE TO PUT ANYONE ONA WAITING LIST.WHICH IS GREAT NEWS FORSOMEONE WHO MAY GET ONE OF THESEHOLIDAY MEALS.A LOT OF PEOPLE PUT THEIREFFORTS TOWARD CHRISTMAS ANDGETTING PRESENTS, BUT I THINK ITIS A HOLIDAY NO ONE SHOULD MISSOUT ON BECAUSE OF FINANCIALPROBLEMS.